Melissa Shackleton Dann has over twenty years experience in international environmental policy and program strategy. For over twelve years, she was in private philanthropy with the Wallace Global Fund, serving as Executive Director for three years. She developed all aspects of the Fund’s environmental portfolio, including early engagement on climate change, commodity certification and reform of international financial and trade institutions. She spearheaded the Fund’s first PRI, raising the profile of using capital markets to drive environmental and social change. Melissa has run her own consulting practice for the past five years and works with clients ranging from foundations to nonprofit organizations. In addition to FFI, she also serves on the board of Winrock International. Formerly she was on the boards the Consultative Group on Biological Diversity where she served as Chair and RARE. She is a graduate of Columbia University (Masters in Political Economy), Denison University (French and Political Science) and she attended the Institute d’Etudes Politiques in Paris. Melissa is a Fellow with the Royal Geographic Society. She lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland with her husband, Tom, and their four (nearly grown) children.